Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . fat, during the fore part oftheir period of lactation, yet cows of this kind may be very undesirableanimals to keep, o^\^ng to the fact that they may not be persistentmilkers. The value of the methods employed in determining the pro-ductive qualities of an individual cow are discussed in detail in aseparate chapter in this work to which we respectfully refer the is unfortunate for the dairy industry that we do not find morepure bred stock in this coimtry. We believe that the farmer shouldraise pure bred stock because
Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . fat, during the fore part oftheir period of lactation, yet cows of this kind may be very undesirableanimals to keep, o^\^ng to the fact that they may not be persistentmilkers. The value of the methods employed in determining the pro-ductive qualities of an individual cow are discussed in detail in aseparate chapter in this work to which we respectfully refer the is unfortunate for the dairy industry that we do not find morepure bred stock in this coimtry. We believe that the farmer shouldraise pure bred stock because it is more profitable for him to do sorather than to raise scrubs. It may cost a trifle more to beginwith, but it will be money well invested if he intends to make dairyinga paying business. In case he cannot begin with pure bred stock,it will be well for him to grade up his cattle as rapidly as possibleby the use of a pure bred sire. Brief discussion of a few of the dis-tinctive dairy breeds, representatives of which are found in almostevery community, Loretta D. World famous champion Jersey cow at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. This cowproduced in 120 days 5, pounds milk testing per cent, or (J pounds butter fat. Weight1,075 pounds. Courtesy of F. H. Scribner. Rosendale. Wis. Jersey.—As the name indicates, this breed originally came fromthe Isle of Jersey, which is one of the small islands in the English .21 PROFITABLE DAIRYING Channel. Here the people bred their cattle along distinctive lines,with the result that they established a breed that has many ableand enthusiastic supporters. The Jerseys are usually small cows,weighing from 650 to 1,000 pounds, averaging about 900 pounds produce milk rich in fat testing per cent and over. As arule they are persistent milkers but usually do not produce largequantities of milk. This latter statement is sometimes used as anargument against them. These animals have some good recordsto sustain thei
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